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gnaw:

to gnaw verb (gnaws, gnawed, gnawing)

  1. to gnaw (munch; nibble; pick; nybble)
    nagen; knabbern
    • nagen verb (nage, nagst, nagt, nagte, nagtet, genagt)
    • knabbern verb (knabbere, knabberst, knabbert, knabberte, knabbertet, keknabbert)
  2. to gnaw (nibble; pick; peck; munch; nybble)
    knabbern; essen; speisen; verzehren; verspeisen; nagen; aufessen
    • knabbern verb (knabbere, knabberst, knabbert, knabberte, knabbertet, keknabbert)
    • essen verb (esse, ißt, aß, aßt, gegessen)
    • speisen verb (speise, speist, speiste, speistet, gespeist)
    • verzehren verb (verzehre, verzehrst, verzehrt, verzehrte, verzehrtet, verzehrt)
    • verspeisen verb (verspeise, verspeist, verspeiste, verspeistet, verspeist)
    • nagen verb (nage, nagst, nagt, nagte, nagtet, genagt)
    • aufessen verb (esse auf, ißt auf, aß auf, aßt auf, aufgegessen)
  3. to gnaw (corrode)
    anbeißen; anfressen

Conjugations for gnaw:

present
  1. gnaw
  2. gnaw
  3. gnaws
  4. gnaw
  5. gnaw
  6. gnaw
simple past
  1. gnawed
  2. gnawed
  3. gnawed
  4. gnawed
  5. gnawed
  6. gnawed
present perfect
  1. have gnawed
  2. have gnawed
  3. has gnawed
  4. have gnawed
  5. have gnawed
  6. have gnawed
past continuous
  1. was gnawing
  2. were gnawing
  3. was gnawing
  4. were gnawing
  5. were gnawing
  6. were gnawing
future
  1. shall gnaw
  2. will gnaw
  3. will gnaw
  4. shall gnaw
  5. will gnaw
  6. will gnaw
continuous present
  1. am gnawing
  2. are gnawing
  3. is gnawing
  4. are gnawing
  5. are gnawing
  6. are gnawing
subjunctive
  1. be gnawed
  2. be gnawed
  3. be gnawed
  4. be gnawed
  5. be gnawed
  6. be gnawed
diverse
  1. gnaw!
  2. let's gnaw!
  3. gnawed
  4. gnawing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for gnaw:

VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
anbeißen corrode; gnaw bite; rise to the bait; snap
anfressen corrode; gnaw
aufessen gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; devour; dine; dispatch; eat; eat up; finish; grab a bite; gulp down; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; swallow up
essen gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; dine; dine out; dispatch; eat; eat heartily; eat hungrily; eat up; feed; finish; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have lunch; have something to eat; having a good feed; lunch; munch; nibble; nourish; nybble; peck; sup; wine and dine; work inside
knabbern gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick go short; haggle; pinch and scrape; skimp; stint; whittle
nagen gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick
speisen gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick bait; catch; consume; dart; dine; dine out; dispatch; eat; eat up; feed; finish; grab a bite; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; hunt; munch; nibble; nourish; nybble; peck; snare; wine and dine
verspeisen gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick consume; dispatch; eat; eat up; finish; gulp down
verzehren gnaw; munch; nibble; nybble; peck; pick bear; consume; devour; digest; dine; dispatch; eat; eat up; endure; finish; grab a bite; gulp down; have a meal; have dinner; have something to eat; munch; nibble; nybble; spend money; stand; sustain
- eat at; erode; gnaw at; wear away

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Related Definitions for "gnaw":

  1. become ground down or deteriorate1
  2. bite or chew on with the teeth1
    • gnaw an old cracker1

Wiktionary Translations for gnaw:

gnaw
verb
  1. to bite something persistently
gnaw
verb
  1. (intransitiv) mit den Zahn kleine Stücke einer harten Substanz abbeißen, trennen
  2. -

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
gnaw nagen knagen — met de tanden aanvreten
gnaw kauen an; nagen an kluiven — een bot in handen houden en er vlees van afhappen
gnaw abnagen afkluiven — door kluiven alle vlees van een bot verwijderen
gnaw kauen; abnagen mâchouiller — (familier, fr) péjoratif|fr mastiquer sans ingurgiter de manière répétitive et négligente.
gnaw nagen ronger — entamer avec les dents de façon continue